Oxfordshire Premiere

[Kellog]

Originally Posted by stu369

There was last year, I am wondering whether to travel down friday or saturday

We're travelling down tonight

[its my party and]

Originally Posted by Kellog

We're travelling down tonight

Decent meal available in the Fishes Inn near the entrance and good beer as well to boot! Or if you get there late McDs is at the end of the lane.

[napolienne]

Sky over oxford clearing at present...

[its my party and]

Originally Posted by stu369

I am going to travel down tonight as well, makes it less of a rush in the morning

Its clear at the moment but more on the way tomorrow! Bosses are up and the showers (in the mens) are hot. Somebody else put a tent up mine looked awfully lonely at 3pm (a lesson learnt from Lillishall last weekend).

[SimonW]

went down the club tonite to get some practice (not been able to shoot this week).

it was POURING down from start to finish - one of those "I must be mad to do this" moments!!

still, the gortex wet weather gear I bought is a) waterproof and b) much more importantly I can actually shoot in it!!!!

so, kind of ready for tomorrow, whatever the weather brings. I do like the sound of McD's being very local. I can see some fast food coming my way .......

See you guys tomorrow.

Simon

(currently drying everything that got wet tonite)

[its my party and]

Grant Womack has just taken me out in the 1/16th round. Err by 15 points. The wind is getting up even higher than earlier and will play a role in the rounds to follow.

[MrM]

Originally Posted by its my party and

Grant Womack has just taken me out in the 1/16th round. Err by 15 points. The wind is getting up even higher than earlier and will play a role in the rounds to follow.

Never mind Jock - is it very wet and windy there?

[its my party and]

were in the 1/4 matches andits raining hard and gusty! Some 1s and 2s going in including compounds

[grantwomack]

Not the easiest day to shoot in. I was reasonably pleased with my ranking round of 614 - far off a good score for me, but still okay given the conditions.

The head-to-heads saw a lot of big names tumble. I went out in the quarter finals and it was moo-mop, Michael Peart, Andy Callaway and (can't remember his name, the one who beat me) in the semi's. Michael and Andy shooting for the gold, the others for bronze. Compound gents was Mark Franklin, Liam Grimwood, Andy Rikunenko and the guy with the new Bowtech that looked very nice! (sorry, can't remember his name). I think it was Liam and Andy going for the bronze.

Conditions were quite difficult. A lot of people were shooting lines of arrows straight across the target from 6 to 6. The wind was difficult to predict, but I didn't have much trouble aiming, just choosing where I wanted to aim that might make the arrow hit the middle. I know a lot of others were in the same boat though.

A great day overall - can't wait for tomorrow, even though the weather looks awful!

[its my party and]

Originally Posted by grantwomack

Not the easiest day to shoot in. I was reasonably pleased with my ranking round of 614 - far off a good score for me, but still okay given the conditions.

The head-to-heads saw a lot of big names tumble. I went out in the quarter finals and it was moo-mop, Michael Peart, Andy Callaway and (can't remember his name, the one who beat me) in the semi's. Michael and Andy shooting for the gold, the others for bronze. Compound gents was Mark Franklin, Liam Grimwood, Andy Rikunenko and the guy with the new Bowtech that looked very nice! (sorry, can't remember his name). I think it was Liam and Andy going for the bronze.

Conditions were quite difficult. A lot of people were shooting lines of arrows straight across the target from 6 to 6. The wind was difficult to predict, but I didn't have much trouble aiming, just choosing where I wanted to aim that might make the arrow hit the middle. I know a lot of others were in the same boat though.

A great day overall - can't wait for tomorrow, even though the weather looks awful!

Not much wind today a little bit at the end maybe but boy was it wet. Despite all this it went Ok today shot a new PB and picked up some good tips for shooting in the rain from my target partner Lucy Holderness. One off the shoulder for Lucy. Along with Alan Hayden on the next boss (although you wouldn't think it the amount of arrows from his boss were expertly put in our X) we had a marvellous time, laughing all weekend despite the best the wind and rain could do. After 3 dozen a few people abandoned as the rain really came down never mind it pushed me up into 15th place for the double with 2 PBs on the day as well.